“I’d like it if we could be friends again. I know that sounds very juvenile for guys our age, but…” I take off my glasses and scrub my face with my palm. He’s blurry, and somehow, it makes it easier to get my words out. “I’ve missed having you in my life, and I didn’t know how much until I saw you at Zach’s apartment that time with your daughter.” When I put my glasses back on, his expression is still full of confusion. The longer he’s silent, the more my skin begins to feel tight and itchy. Please say something, I inwardly beg, Anything. His tongue darts out to lick over his bottom lip, and
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